GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |